Bucket for attachment to a machine

摘要

Machines are often used to collect and transport materials in a work environment. One of the more common methods of collecting and transporting materials is with a fork having tines. Another common instrument attached to a machine for collecting and transporting materials is a bucket. The present disclosure describes a bucket that engages the tines of a fork, and therefore can be used with a machine that already has a fork attached. The present disclosure also engages with tines of multiple lengths, meaning that the same bucket will engage with forks from different machines. The bucket has first and second side members; a collecting member extending between the first and second side members; and an engagement portion having an engagement surface and a pocket.

主权项

1. A bucket for receiving a tine having a tine base member and a tine elevated portion, the bucket comprising:
a pair of opposing first and second side members; a collecting member extending between the first and second side members, and forming a back wall portion and a bottom wall portion of the bucket;
the collecting member and the first and second side members defining a cavity; and a tine engagement portion comprising:
a tine receiving structure configured to receive the tine base member, the tine receiving structure comprising an upper surface that is spaced from the bottom wall portion of the bucket and extends from the back wall portion into the cavity, the tine receiving structure forming an opening in the back wall portion of the bucket through which the tine is received, anda pocket formed within the upper surface of the tine receiving structure, the pocket being disposed as a recessed portion of the upper surface of the tine receiving structure and configured to catchably receive the tine elevated portion so as to limit removal of the tine base member from the tine receiving structure.